There are coaches who worry more about how their team plays opposed to how their team wins.
Chelsea and German star Michael Ballack seems to prescribe to the 'substance over style' theory, having called out Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after Chelsea's 2-0 victory over the weekend.
Incredibly, Wenger reckoned his side deserved to win after watching them fall nine points behind leaders Chelsea. He also claimed they were 'dominant' and hit out at what he perceived as Chelsea's bully-boy tactics.
'If you look now, it appears to be a race between Manchester United and us,' he said.
'But four weeks ago, you could see how it was set up and it can go quick when teams lose points.
'We wanted to do our job. We knew the way Arsenal play. We could see it in our first game against them and against United — it is always the same style.
'If you play tactics like we did, you can beat them. Wenger says things like this always when he loses, to find an excuse. But football is not possession of the ball and playing a nice pass.
'Football is about winning games and that is what United showed when they played them and that is what we did.
'This season and the season before they showed they weren't able to win the league.'
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